unto a friend of his in the Country, about a parcell of Land which
in his Letter he called a Plot that lay by him where he dwelt, and
aduised him to take that Plot because is was convenient for him,
but he returned answer againe by Letter, that he would be ready
to doe him any service that lay in him to doe for him, but as for
the Plot he would not meddle with it. This Letter was intercepted
by the way, and presented to the Committee, and so sent to the
Junctoes States, who presently have command to apprehend these
Gentlemen, and so accused them of a Plot conspired against them,
and now they have given out, that they have discovered a great
Plot, a dangerous Plot, and strive to confirm it to be the damnedest
Plot that ever was invented, meerly on purpose to gaine the poor
Gentlemens estates, it being of a very considerable value, and this I
hope is a very pretty, witty, plot to cheat honest men.
The Christian Princes Consultation is now at a period, and they
have all determined to in throne the Kidg in all his owne Kingdomes,
and to enslave those Kingly Knaves that have both disinherited
and broished him, condemned and murthered His Royall
Father of blessed memorie.
Therefore you Hell-bounds, 'tis time to looke about,
For downe you must with all your Rabble Rout:
Their intended purposes are very privatly kept, as 'tis very far
they should, but be confident in this, that their purposes will be
speedily put in practice, God give a blessing to their pretences, and
give grace to all Royallists to be private and faithfull in all theis
designes, for feare of more Plots to be discovered.
Both Spaine, France, Donmarke, and Dunkuck, are all agreed to
lend sufficient Shipping to help at Sea, where with Gods assistance
they may soone over-come this great Fleet of the Functoes, now
intended for the ruining of them, and all others that shall assist
our gracious King Charles the second, or stand in opposition to
their Designes.
Prince Rupert having Joyned his forces of Shipping at Sea, with
the French men of War that are already provided, is grown very
strong, and hath done gallant service on some of the Iunctoes
Fleet and their Confederate at Lisbone, his name is as terrible to
their Navie as Sir Francis Drakes is to the Spaniard, although
they report that his men leave him and fly from him very fast; it